How does Gilgamesh model the epic hero archetype? Cite one example from Part 2 of your reading to support your response.

Gilgamesh models an archetype of an epic hero by having the characteristics of an epic hero which includes noble birth, traveler, unmatched warrior, etc.

Explanation:

The Epic of Gilgamesh is a compilation of stories of Gilgamesh, the King of Uruk. The epic was written during the Middle Babylonian Period carved on twelve pieces of clay tablets.

Gilgamesh models archetype of an epic hero as he have the characteristics of an epic hero. These qualities include noble birth, traveler, unmatched warrior.

In Part 2 of the epic, Gilgamesh presents the quality of noble birth. He is the king of Uruk. He is an unmatched warrior. In his feud with Enkidu, who resembles Gilgamesh in stature, Gilgamesh wins.

'"His strength is the mightiest in the land!

His strength is as mighty as the meteorite(?) of Anu,'

Gilgamesh's strength is compared with the strength of meteorite Anu.

Another quality of an epic hero in Gilgamesh is that he is a traveler. After Gilgamesh hears about Humbaba monster, he wanted to travel and defeat the monster. This is a quality of an epic hero.

'I want to make myself more mighty, and will go on a distant journey!

I will face fighting such as I have never known,

I will set out on a road I have never traveled! '

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